I’m not saying I’m jinxed or anything. But…I’m jinxed. The plagues hit several months ago and now the glass curse has descended upon gregorific. The universe is trying to tell me something but I am not able to decipher what.

Example #1 The entire gregorific crew went on a road trip recently. In true road trip spirit, I put my bare feet up on the dash of the Explorer to wiggle my toes in delight. The pad of my big toe pressed the windshield and *CRICKITY CRACK* the windshield popped and a spider web crack fizzled out from the spot my toe touched. Not a small crack, but a dinner platter sized crack. Are you impressed that I use a dinner platter as a size reference? Gregorific is very distinguished, ya’ll.

Example #2 I was innocently cooking the fine cuisine my gregorific crew is accustomed to. I wanted to check the doneness of the steak in the oven so I opened the door and put the spatula under the meat. *BAM* the Pyrex container cracked. I barely had time to shut the oven door. Then the entire dish exploded. The meal was ruined, glass slivers were everywhere, and I am lucky my eyes survived. We went out to eat. Several days later, I was able to muster the courage to clean the stove. It took me hours and was a small purgatory.

Example #3 Remember the path where during the plagues we were attacked by yellow jackets? Well, recently I was walking on the same path…and I slipped and fell directly on my elbow. It was icy- ice counts as glass, right? I was seriously wounded (pride and elbow equally) and after several days of babying myself I got an X-ray and found out that it was indeed *CRACKED*. It still hurts like a yingyang. What next people? Is my laptop breaking connected? Is a laptop screen a stand in for glass? Perhaps it is any clear surface… Maybe I should just stay home on my couch and write all day to be safe. Done and done. Just sayin',~gregorific*Below is a quote about writing that I like. I think it also applies to my curse.